Laura Driscoll

Screenshot of post reading: These are not rogue agents. This is an all out assault on American life. ICE is a criminal organization that is entering homes without judicial warrants, detaining witnesses, and killing people. All at the direction of Trump. We must stop funding DHS. There is no other path forward. Responding to post reading: The Tribune also says ICE has transported several witnesses into detention.

We must stop funding DHS.

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

Agreed! This has been a game changer for me for weeknight meals. So good! And the snacks are amazing!

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

what a fucking stupid time to be a person who cares about other people

"Had I been a good enough person if today was my final day? I was relieved to have finished filing my taxes, but I couldn’t shake the thought of a book I needed to return to the library."

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

Beautiful bright red orange begonia in a purple pot

Begonias are such show offs 🌱

Good is good, but done is better! Also, your work is not your worth.

Why is everything so dumb

If you are trans and thinking of suicide or self harm here is a number you can call for help

TRANS HELP LINE from the Trevor Center

866-488-7386

And please repost this if you think it's important...

Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.

An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Graph titled: Multiple chronic medical conditions are increasingly common in state & federal prisons

Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever

Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy

update for boston area folks: documented ice presence in everett, chelsea, somerville, lynn, worcester, and new bedford. protect your communities

Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build

Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against

Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for

Infographic outlining job & compensation of an incarcerated fire crew member

Infographic explaining the danger of being an incarcerated fire crew member

As wildfires blaze in California, we're reminded of the incarcerated people who are deployed to fight them – an extremely dangerous job that pays just dollars per day.

Graph titled: Changes in arrest and imprisonment of older adults in the last 30

Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did three decades ago.

Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.

Mass incarceration is one of our country's greatest failures—and it's deeply personal to me.

President Biden must use his clemency authority to confront mass incarceration, reunite families, & advance healing.

We must do everything in our power to save lives while we still can.

I just gave $33—who can match or double me?

I love the Prison Journalism Project newsletter, it arrives every Sunday with important, tender + meaningful stories from incarcerated people. PJP's work is so important!

Brindle mini dachshund with a pink leash looking sweet standing on a stone bench.

A little Hattie Mae for your timeline pleasure.

beloveds, i am here for this experiment. let’s grow.

RFK Jr. Says He’ll Send People Taking Adderall to Labor Camps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to strip people of their tech gadgets and send them to government-funded "wellness farms" to grow organic food.

I am not exaggerating about the very real possibility there will be no ADHD meds and no SSRIs (or they will be very difficult to procure) under the Trump administration: futurism.com/neoscope/rfk...

I just defended in October and let me give you advice from the very recent other side- good is good, but done is better! You’ve got this! 💜